Cherry Bowl

I turned this little bowl a while back out of Cherry. It was green when I turned it. It came off the (mini) lathe at just under 8”. It dried a bit warped, just as green bowl should. I think I like the form it’s taken…time will tell. May end up in the woodstove! I didn’t have all the sanding accessories when I turned it, so this is right from the lathe. Also – no finish.

No, no, no…rather than flatten it you could make a little turned dish that acts as a stand…that is if you want this to end up in a museum…this should be oiled…and then used as a great salad bowl—you said it was green bowl…so turn it into a greens bowl…and then market it and get some green…if the money doesn’t roll in you can put peanuts in it…

I love the colors that everyone seems to be calling turtle shell. I’ll make some kind of diveder that corresponds to the natural colors and turn it into a snack bowl with peanuts, chips, or some other finger food. What a conversation piece you will have when the bowl is emptied and you can tell everyone that you made it. The divider could just float in the bowl with maybe some small notches to keep it in line with the colors.

It has great color…Did you ever finish it? At least rub some oil on it and post it again so I can see how that yellow comes out.

I was in the SF Farmers Market this last Sat. A small garden shop had a set of 7 bowls, all progressively larger (cut from the same blank). The largest bowl was about 18-20” in diameter, turned from green spalted maple…$700 for the set.